Mrs Funnybones [Twinkle khanna]..!Review


Mrs Funnybones [Twinkle khanna]

(She is not like you and a lot like me)

Perfect diary of a modern Indian married woman. 
So many things about Indian families, the same niche we all share.

The members of the family are referred as third person Man of the house, prodigal son, which were quite funny and apt to the situation.  Mummy ji herself was another take.

Though it took a few chapters to get into the book.
It is sarcasm with optimism.

The writing is trifle but has a unique blend. 
The book has 26 chapters. A to Z all depicting differ incidents of Twinkle's life.All in the format of a diary log with time.


 Her humorous and witty comments give this book a sarcastic touch. She writes about her struggles of daily life of playing the roles of a wife, daughter in law,  mother and an anterior designer.  She writes so well,  every time I thought of shutting my lexicon for a while,  a new word popped up from her repertoire of vocabularies, leaving me with no options except to google it. It's a refreshing tale of her life after marriage.

She takes us through her life. Her morning updates of her son’s school’s whatsapp group to cleaning her daughter, who decides to throw over her. The more you read her, the more you will know, she is so much like us. An urban woman, who works, looks after her house, brings up her kids, deals with her mother in law and her moody clients with equal élan.

She gives a feel that you are talking to an old friend over a cup of tea, post midnight and can’t stop laughing.

She writes flawlessly, using wit and humor as her weapons. She gives a feel that you are talking to an old friend over a cup of tea, post midnight and can’t stop laughing, you know that friend who cracks all jokes with a straight face. That what Twinkle Khanna does through all her pieces.

It’s like a funny bus ride where she takes you through her everyday life- from her male friends who happily stayed single to her house help, who makes sure something goes wrong each time, something is assigned to him. She invariably calls her husband ‘Man of the house,’ and her son, ‘The Prodigal Son,’ making fun of so many things which we often fail to notice. Like in the post, ‘Love is imperfectly perfect,’ she comically tell how her son falls ill, but how her husband ends up taking care of him.

She very swiftly writes about serious things from sanitary napkin to being arrested, but makes sure they look humorous without trying to be philosophical.


I was a little cautious at first about picking this book. Being written by a celebrity, it was already highlighted.  It was definitely worth the time. 
A quick read, I  finished it in one day only.
One thing I haven't said about a book. The font size and a lot spacing, irritated me a little.  It was a surprise book for me which connected with me at so many levels.  But I would have rated it a star up if not because of the layout.

Happy Reading!!

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